cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.4.20110303 FATAL_ERROR)
project(LinkStatic C)

if(NOT "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "^(GNU)$")
  message(FATAL_ERROR "This test works only with the GNU compiler!")
endif()

find_library(MATH_LIBRARY NAMES libm.a)
if(MATH_LIBRARY)
  get_filename_component(MATH_LIB_DIR ${MATH_LIBRARY} PATH)
  link_directories(${MATH_LIB_DIR})
  # Name the library both with a full path and as "-lm" to
  # activate the link type switching code for both cases.
  # If the second one links shared then the link will fail.
  set(MATH_LIBRARIES ${MATH_LIBRARY} -lm)
else()
  message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot find libm.a needed for this test")
endif()

add_executable(LinkStatic LinkStatic.c)
target_link_libraries(LinkStatic ${MATH_LIBRARIES})

# Enable static linking.
set(LinkStatic_FLAG "-static" CACHE STRING "Flag to link statically")
set_property(TARGET LinkStatic PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "${LinkStatic_FLAG}")
set_property(TARGET LinkStatic PROPERTY LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC 1)
#set_property(TARGET LinkStatic PROPERTY LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC 1) # insufficient